Genset wins key US landfill order

GENERATOR maker Turbo Genset has landed its first order, worth $750,000 (£407,000), for energy-saving turbines that use rubbish-dump methane to produce electricity.

The purchase, by an American landfill site operator, could trigger a slew of orders in the US and the UK, said chief executive Michael Hunt. 'There is potential for the number of US landfill turbine orders to run at one a month with multiple turbines on some sites. There is no reason why, if the technology works in the US, we should not look at opportunities with our US partner in the UK,' he added.

Hunt admitted that negotiations to sell its generators to India are taking longer than expected but said that a deal has been concluded with Australia, with the first delivery due in the first quarter of next year.

Pre-tax losses widened slightly to £2.3m for the six months to the end of June from £2.2m a year earlier but cash burn fell 8% to £3.4m.